That's a real bad expample if you mean Daft Punk…their last Album was recorded with a Million Dollar-Budget (NO JOKE) and is completely played by real musicians.
So why are the engineers/producers listed first? and the artist listed as a feature? That's news to me…anyone else?
The Oscars have separate technical categories for the artists who are engineers and production staff. Apparently the grammys don't make that distinction. DP are talented engineers and producers, and "get lucky" is old-school disco. In the video they're playing instruments. But the grammys presented Daft Punk as deadmouse DJs and then let artists talk about releasing lable-free recordings for free…at the grammys…
But in the end, meh. It is a celebration (if you will) of pop culture in the moment of now. Nothing more.
Actually it is a shift Scott.
The grammys are (were) awards from an industry that makes its money selling recordings. AFAIK, they've never given grammys to DJs or other others who give away music they record. But they've opened that door now.
I rarely take the grammys seriously, I mostly joke about them (there were zero civil war banjo bands this year! woot!) However, the digital disruption continues to decimate sales. I'm simply saying it's out in the open now…at the grammys...and kind of turning the foundation of the grammys and the industry on its head.
I think some of the EDM creations are incredible. But they lack emotion. People continue to cry, laugh, get f-ing pissed, fall in love to, and emotionally connect with music made by talented singers and players…nothing can match that level of intimate human connection.
I'm not a monster talent, and I witness it in all demographics at my gigs. And sometimes, like last Saturday, the sheer power of the human connection and the wall of emotions coming at you -- in response to live singing and playing -- can be nearly overwhelming. The industry would do well to stay focused on that.